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Pharmaceutical Drug Pushers Lead to National Overdose

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

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Francesca Biller-Safran

I only hope that some woman is lucky enough to be with a man who becomes afflicted with one side effect Viagra claims, a condition known as priapism, ...

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Free Drugs for the Unemployed... Not the Fun Kind

Warren Holstein | Posted 06.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Zoloft, Marijuana, Swine Flu Pandemic, Drug Companies, Swine Flu, Generic Drugs, Pfizer, The Matrix, Recession, Free Drugs Pfizer, Unemployment, Health, Lipitor, Viagra, Diabetes, Health Care, Healthcare, Free Drugs for Jobless, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Unemployment plus artificially stimulated erectile function in the elderly and/or infirm can only lead to positive developments for society as a whole, right?

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Study: Cholesterol Drug Lowers Blood Clot Risk

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Cholestoral Drugs, Cholesterol, Medicine, Crestor, Blood Clots, Lipitor, Living News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing...

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Have a Placebo

Doug Bremner | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Cholesterol Drugs, Health, Lipitor, Statins, Antibiotics, Doctors, Medication, Heard Disease, Overprescribed, Living News
Doug Bremner

One article in bmj shows that half of doctors prescribe their patients placebos; another shows that 23% of patients on statins were women without heart disease.

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Pfizer Pulls Misleading Lipitor Ads

New York TImes | Stephanie Saul | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Fake Lipitor Ads, Drug Ads, Pharmaceutical Companies, Lipitor Ads, Lipitor, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pfizer Ads, Robert Jarvik, Pfizer Drugs, Fake Lipitor Doctor, Cholesterol Drugs, Big Pharma, Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Business News

Under criticism that its ads are misleading, Pfizer said Monday that it would cancel a long-running advertising campaign using the artificial heart pi...

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Big Pharma Raised Top Drug Prices By 7.8 Percent In 2007

Wall Street Journal | HEATHER WON TESORIERO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lipitor, Pharmaceutical Companies, Glaxosmithkline, Pharmaceutical Industry, Big Pharma, Ambien, Drug Prices, Pfizer, Adderall, Sanofi-Aventis, Wellbutrin, Shire, Business News

The pharmaceutical industry has been a frequent target in the current presidential campaign, but that hasn't stopped it from continuing to aggressivel...

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Are Cholesterol Drugs Worth The Money?

BusinessWeek | John Carey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Statin, Cholestoral Drugs, Lipitor, High Cholesterol, Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Pfizer, Business News

Martin Winn's cholesterol level was inching up. Cycling up hills, he felt chest pain that might have been angina. So he and his doctor decided he shou...

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Big Pharma Frets As Major Patent Expirations Loom

Wall Street Journal | BARBARA MARTINEZ, JACOB GOLDSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Plavix, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Zyprexa, Genetic Competition, Big Pharma, Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, Lipitor, Generic Drugs, Business News

Over the next few years, the pharmaceutical business will hit a wall. Some of the top-selling drugs in industry history will become history as patent...

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